RALPH McTELL – MY SIDE OF YOUR WINDOW LP – Nr MINT A1/B2 UK 1969 ORIG FOLK

Ralph McTell – My Side Of Your Window
(Transatlantic Records  1969  TRA209)
Matrix No’s: A1/B2 – UK Pressing
Purple on White Transatlantic Labels

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Textured Sleeve in Excellent condition
– some wear to edges/corners

Ralph McTell (born Ralph May; 3 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song “Streets of London” (1969), which has been covered by over two hundred artists around the world.

My Side of Your Window is the third album released in the UK by British folk musician Ralph McTell, and the first produced by the artist himself. He had left college and had moved into his first house in Putney. “Girl on a Bicycle” was covered by Herman van Veen and was a hit in the Netherlands and West Germany. The song “Michael in the Garden” is one of the earliest to reference autism.

All titles by Ralph McTell except where stated.

Side One

1. “Michael in the Garden” – 4:24
2. “Clown” – 3:34
3. “Girl on a Bicycle” (lyrics: Ralph McTell; music: Gary Petersen) – 3:19
4. “Father Forgive Them” – 2:21
5. “All Things Change” – 2:47

Side Two

1. “I’ve Thought About It” – 4:13
2. “Factory Girl” – 4:54
3. “Blues in More Than 12 Bars” – 4:35
4. “Kew Gardens” – 2:15
5. “Wait Until the Snow” – 3:05
6. “Silver Birch and Weeping Willow” – 2:00

• Ralph McTell – acoustic guitar, harmonica, piano, vocals
• Bruce Barthol – bass
• “Neil” – flute on “Michael in the Garden” and “Factory Girl”
• Brian “Brock” Brocklehurst – bass
• Gary Petersen – acoustic guitar, piano, organ
• Phil Greenberg – lead guitar on “I’ve Thought About It” and “Wait Until the Snow”
• John Marshall – drums on “I’ve Thought About It” and “Wait Until the Snow”
• Clive Palmer – banjo, fiddle on “Blues in More Than 12 Bars”
• Mick Bennett – percussion on “Blues in More Than 12 Bars”
• Folk Weavers – vocal accompaniment on “Kew Gardens”
• Tony Visconti – string arrangements
• Brian Brittain – vocal arrangement on “Kew Gardens”

• Producer – Ralph McTell (except track 3, Gus Dudgeon)
• Engineers – Tom Allom and “Adrian” at Regent Sound
• Model used on sleeve design – Peter Thaine
• Liner notes – Robin Denselow